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From: work@dragos.UUCP (Dragos Ruiu)
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Re: looking for cheating detectors
Message-ID: <423@dragos.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jul 88 18:36:10 GMT
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In article <Jul.25.03.00.48.1988.20114@athos.rutgers.edu>, webber@athos.rutgers.edu (Bob Webber) writes:

> If all university was about was learning, undergraduates would just be
> sent to the library for four years.

  This might not be such a bad idea.


  Unfortunately, there is a proven market demand for learn-by-rote
memorization drones. I wonder if the industry is willing to give them up
for the mere handful of creative people who would be motivated enough to
learn by themselves.


> ----- BOB (webber@athos.rutgers.edu ; rutgers!athos.rutgers.edu!webber)


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Dragos Ruiu   ruiu@dragos.UUCP     Uh-oh, I see IBM ads with UNIX in big
        ...alberta!dragos!ruiu        bold letters. Could we be DOOMED? 

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